On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:42:53 +0200, Matej Cepl wrote: > Jane Dogalt <jdogalt@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> I for one really like the idea, with one extra caveat- Make sure there >> is also a good batch/commandline (read: scriptable) backend in addition >> to one or more GUI backends, and possibly a curses-ish text based one >> as well. (but my focus is on being able to easily control any >> functionality from a bash script). > > +1 > > This is the point which should be stressed a lot -- I mean, still the > main customers of RH are on server side and inability to use some tools > without installing gnome (ehm, ehm, gnome-power-manager) seriously > hurts. I know this is fedora list, but still there are some people who > use Fedora-based distros on servers, right? > > Best, > > Matej +1 Yes, lot of people seems to be using Fedora for servers. I agree the problem of config tools has to be re-approached. Distinction between backend and front-ends is desired. I have my own lame view how this should be approached, I regret if some might not agree because I am just a tech guy I hope someone else can improve on it. + s-c-* tools have been done very well over the years + the development of s-c-* further should consider a backend and frontends in: -> Gnome -> KDE/Qt -> NCurses -> Web? * More or less we have discussed, but web frontend is what I cite as more important. Once we have a backend in place, building a web based front end is always quick and easy, that also helps speed up development and testing. I believe there are various other advantages of such a development trend for s-c-* * I dully notice it might not be appropriate for every s-c-* tool to have a web front-end, maybe someone else can help share their vision on this point. * This will also require a daemon to host s-c-* tools on a Fedora host, maybe something can be figured out ? This all might sound like webmin kind of approach but I consider s-c-* tools have worked very well and neat than webmin, besides that, fresh ideas can do better. I had this in mind for a long while and I just felt sharing it across on this thread. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
